Watershed Mapping Project Aims to Help Restoration 

The Philadelphia District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently initiated an innovative web-based project that will be a great resource to stewards of a local watershed.

In the Fall of 2006, a group of agencies visited the Darby-Cobbs watershed examining areas representative of its range of conditions, making observations and taking photos. In 2007, the Corps compiled historic and recent reports written by agencies and watershed groups that contained data from the Darby Cobbs watershed. These reports, some dating back 35 years, were digitized and have been organized in a database by contents, data type and location. The Corps plans to create a GIS-based interactive mapping website that will make these digitized reports and images publicly available. The goal is to bring greater access to information for those living along vulnerable areas within the watershed. For example, image layers on the map will show the various watershed conditions such as erosion and deposition, the location of best management practices, and the location of the 100-year floodplain. http://www.paenvironmentdigest.com/newsletter/default.asp?NewsletterArticleID=10103&SubjectID= 

F. X. Browne, Inc. is experienced in GIS mapping and watershed inventories. For more information, contact info@fxbrowne.com.